The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04
The Silistria Garrison Said To Be in Posses
sion of an Important Strategic Point in
the Immediate Vicinity of the City.
Serious Engagement at Rustchuk Be-
tween Mutineers and Loyal Troops.
Mr.. John Dillon Presents the Eviction Ques-
tion to the Commons in Ugly Shape-As-
sembling Of the New German Reichstag.
THE BULGARIAN REVOLT.

THE BULGARIAN REVOLT.
Conflicting Reports from the Scene of Trouble
-Roumania and Turkey Massing Troops.
LONDON March "a report has been
ceved at Vienna that the commander of the in
| surgent troops at Sistria: Bulgaria. has been
| arrested. The news from Silstria, however, is
both meager and vague. The Bulgarian stroops
who have revolted have cut the telegraph wires,
delaying the transmission of details of the oc-
| currence. The troops sent by the government
to overpower the revolters arrived before Silis-
tria yesterday.
kilograms from Bulgaria have been received
at Paris stating that the Silistria garrison occu-
pies tho deEie before the city, and by virtue of
| the position sc held prevents the passage
| through the defle of the garrisons from Rust
chuk and Shumla on their way to attack the re-
volters at S.listria The opposing forces, the
| dispatches say. row confront each other, but as
yet no conflict has taken place between them.
| Another insurrectionary movement is report
! ed to have taken place near Tartar Bazardjik.
| in Eastern Roumeia, a short distance from
| Phlllppopolis. Roumania is massing troops
along her frontier as a measure of precauton.
| Turkish troops being concentrated along the
| Roumanian frontier.
| 1t is announced at Bucharest that the revolt
of the troops at Silistria has been suppressed.
colonel who took part in the mutiny was
killed. During the absence of the garrison
| from Rustchuk, revolt took place there.
| Firing has also been heard in the direction of
| Giurgevo. Communication between Roumania
and Bulgaria has also been stopped. The lead
ers Of the insurgents at Silistria 1--we crossed
the Danube and have been placed in custody by
| the Roumanian authorities. The opinion at
Bucharest is that the outbreak at Silistria was
| merely intended diversion to draw troops
/ from Rustchuk, which is the real center Of the
| revolt.
| The report that the loyal troops had succeeded
! in snppressing the insurrection at SIlistria is
confirmed. The engagement which took place
between the loyalists and mutineers was brief
and almost bloodless few casualties being re-
ported.
| Reports received from Rustchuk state that a
| portion of the garrison at that point have also
| revolted; that they occupy the citadel, ard are
| vigorously shelling the barracks in which the
| loyal troops are quartered. This last outbreak
is believed to be the most dangerous thus far re-
ported, that at Sistria being merely feint to
cover up the true designs of the mutineers An
enormous sensation has been caused at Shumla
by the news from Rustchuk
The leaders of the Silistria revolt did not cross
the Danube, but passed into the Dobrudja The
garrison at Rustchuk split into two factions
The government troops attacked the rebels who
we're sheltered in the barracks and many have
been killed and wounded Nobody is allowed to
leave kustchuk.
The commander at Silistra seized the govern
ment Of the town on Monday last. Troops from
Rustchuk. Rasgrad and Varna suppressed the
revolt. With the exception of the killing of the
commander, the affair was bloodless On Tues.
day Major Ouzounoff, with battalion of en-
gineers. surrounded the Rustchuk barracks, ar
rested all officers, and proclaimed metropolitan
Clement Regent of Bulgaria. The inhabit
ants rose in arms against the insurgents. and
fighting continued throughout Wednesday, wher
the insurgents attempted to retreat across the
Danube, but owing to heavy fire poured into
them from the shore they were compelled t.
abandon their boats and take refuge
on an island. where they wer,
finally captured All the insurgents
were found to be wounded, Major Ouzounof
|
, removal to a hospital The authority of the Re
gents was restored, and the whole town is re
joicing tonight over the downfall of the rebels
It is reported that the Czar of Russia ha
called a war council to consider what action, i
any, is necessary in view of the revolt of troop
in Bulgaria.
| kilograms from all points in relation to th
Russo Austrian situation agree that Russia,
agents in Bulgaria instructed to foment dis
,, turbances. In Downing street it is stated tha
{ dispatches from British representatives in tn
{ Balkan states have been received showing tha
Russia is hampering the regency at every turl
. and keeping the country in state of chroni
5 dlsquiet. All reports concur in declaring tha
7 the population is divided into factions and rip
! for civil war. Telegraphlc communications Wit
Bulgaria were interrupted after the dispatch @
, last rights kilograms, and it has been impos
sible up to the hour Of cabling to secure direc
intelligence from independent sources of III
events going on at Silistria. From the Austria
side of the frontier contradictory reports hav
: been coming in. some stating that the rising wa
u easily crushed and others that it has prove
moro extensive than at first expected. and tina
> serious fighting is going on.
THE COST OF EvICTIONs.